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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonAimed squarely at the same family audiences that flocked to Murphy's "Doctor Dolittle" comedies, this is a lightly amusing and surprisingly sweet Fox release.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyMeet Dave isn't great, but it's good enough. And it proves once again that Murphy can do anything - even a PG comedy in which he isn't a donkey.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe heartbreaking thing about Meet Dave...is its occasional funniness amid a sea of pablum. If it were completely rank, it'd be less frustrating.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenEddie Murphy's amusingly out of this world in this otherwise tired vehicle.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThere's no real wit or cleverness to the script.
- 50The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisThough mildly amusing, Murphy's two characters in Meet Dave -- a wee captain and a humanoid spaceship -- neither tax nor stretch him.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsProven comic talents like Judah Friedlander and Ed Helms make up much of Murphy's crew, but apart from speaking in contraction-free spaceman-ese, the film doesn't give them anything funny to do.
- Pays lip service to the joys of exploring new worlds, but it never steps off the tour bus.
- 40Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDumbfoundingly erratic, for the most part, but smart and funny from time to time.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIf only the movie had heeded its own advice and tried to be different from the standard formula.